Tampa Bay Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning are an NHL team based in Tampa, Florida, and compete in the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division. Founded in 1992, the team quickly established itself as a competitive franchise in the southeastern United States. The Lightning play their home games at Benchmark International Arena and are known for their blue, white, and black colours, earning them the nickname “Bolts.” They have won three Stanley Cup championships, in 2004, 2020, and 2021, becoming one of the NHL’s dominant teams during the late 2010s and early 2020s. Notable players in franchise history include Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier, Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.